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In the battle with Corona, CM Mamta asks for Rs 1000 crore fund from PM Modi
Mamta Banerjee said that tell the world that your state of Bengal is giving free treatment to the people. We have identified severe acute respiratory infection patients. The condition of five percent of the patients is very bad. He is being treated for free.
Fund will be used against Corona
Bengal state is giving free treatment to the people
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has demanded a fund of Rs 1000 crore from PM Modi on Monday. Mamta Banerjee has told the PM that this fund will be used in the fight against Corona. She said that if she wants, she can take this money from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). But in that case, if there is another disaster in the state, then there will be a huge shortage of money. Therefore, the central government should allocate a fund of Rs 1000 crore to West Bengal, so that the state can fight the war against Corona firmly.
Mamta Banerjee said that tell the world that your state of Bengal is giving free treatment to the people. We have identified severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) patients. The condition of five percent of the patients is very bad. He is being treated for free. The financial burden is increasing on us. We have prepared 106 safe houses. Because people are afraid of going to the Quarantine Center.On the other hand, regarding the guidelines issued by the UGC (University Grants Commission), the West Bengal CM said that the Commission is asking the state to conduct the examination. While we had requested not to do so now. Because it will be difficult for the students to do so. I also wrote a letter to you in this regard. The UGC has revised the old guidelines and asked us to conduct the examination. Please do this before the UGC.
Earlier, PM Modi inaugurated three new Labs of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in Noida, Kolkata and Mumbai through video conferencing. During this, he said that the Hi-Tech Labs inaugurated today. With this, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh are going to get more benefit in fighting the fight against Corona.
PM Modi said that Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Kolkata are very important from the point of view of economic activity. Here millions of youth of the country come to fulfill their dreams. In such a situation, the current test capacity of the country will increase by 10000. Currently, corona testing will be possible in cities more quickly. These labs will not only be limited to corona testing, but will also investigate other dangerous diseases including HIV, dengue in future.